Wayne MacPhail


Wayne MacPhail has been a print and online journalist for more than 30 years. He currently owns w8nc inc., an emerging media consulting company and is the co-author of “Spin Doctors: The Chiropractic Industry Under Examination.”

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By Paul Benedetti, Wayne MacPhail
12 June 2019 | 11 min read

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